New Batman Comics on Shelves this Week! (7/22/15)
By Skip Harvey
Tomorrow is new comics day and that means bundles of new Batman comics that you HAVE TO BUY. Here’s a bit of what you can expect.
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"WE ARE ROBIN #2U.S. Price: $3.99ON SALE 7/22In Gotham City, hundreds of Robins have taken to the streets. But who will be their new leader? And who is the mystery man working behind the scenes?Art by:Jorge Corona, Rob Haynes, Khary RandolphCover by:Lee BermejoVariant cover by:Rafael AlbuquerqueWritten by:Lee BermejoLEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT: NORM BREYFOGLEU.S. Price: $49.99ON SALE 7/22In these tales from BATMAN ANNUAL #11-12 and DETECTIVE COMICS #579, 582-594 and 601-607, all featuring the art of Norm Breyfogle, the Dark Knight faces the evil of the Ventriloquist and Scarface, the Crime Doctor, the Demon, a horde of Clayfaces and more!Art by:Norm Breyfogle, VariousCover by:Norm BreyfogleWritten by:Various, Alan Grant, John WagnerJUSTICE LEAGUE: GODS AND MONSTERS – BATMAN #1U.S. Price: $3.99ON SALE 7/22Prequel to the DC Universe movie Justice League: Gods and Monsters!In this story, Kirk Langstrom has been transformed into a blood-sucking creature of the night, preying on society’s dregs. Will a new friendship allow him to find his lost humanity or turn him into a soulless monster once and for all?Art by:Mathew Dow SmithCover by:Francesco FrancavillaVariant cover by:Darwyn CookeWritten by:Bruce Timm, J.M. DeMatteisHARLEY QUINN AND POWER GIRL #2U.S. Price: $3.99ON SALE 7/22Vartox is a totally creepy and super macho space dictator – though he is terrible fond of Power Girl. Harley and Power Girl are not terribly fond of him. Violence and shenanigans begin in 3…2…1…Art by:Stephane RouxCover by:Amanda ConnerWritten by:Jimmy Palmiotti, Amanda ConnerGRAYSON #10U.S. Price: $3.99ON SALE 7/22For the first time since FOREVER EVIL, Dick Grayson comes face-to-face with Lex Luthor!Art by:Mikel JaninCover by:Mikel JaninVariant cover by:Sean GallowayWritten by:Tim Seeley, Tom KingGOTHAM BY MIDNIGHT #7U.S. Price: $2.99ON SALE 7/22The responsibilities of the Midnight Shift can take its toll on even the bravest. What trials has Lt. Weaver endured – and has he reached his breaking point?Art by:Juan FerreyraCover by:Bill SienkiewiczVariant cover by:Sean GallowayWritten by:Ray FawkesBATWOMAN VOL. 6: THE UNKNOWNSU.S. Price: $16.99ON SALE 7/22In these stories from issues #35-40, Batwoman is neck-deep in danger with her new allies Ragman, The Demon, Clayface and Red Alice! What is going on? And how did Batwoman end up here? Also includes BATWOMAN: FUTURES END #1 and a story from SECRET ORIGINS #3.Art by:Various, Juan Jose Ryp, Karl Story, Georges JeantyCover by:Rafael AlbuquerqueWritten by:Marc AndreykoBATMAN: GOTHIC DELUXE EDITIONU.S. Price: $24.99ON SALE 7/22In this epic from BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #6-10, published here for the first time in hardcover, the Dark Knight Detective must defeat an immortal killer while dealing with a terrifying horror from Bruce Wayne’s youth. While plagued by nightmares about his childhood, Batman investigates the murders of crime bosses in Gotham City. But what will he do when he discovers that the macabre killer is actually the headmaster who tormented Bruce Wayne as a boy?Art by:Klaus JansonCover by:Klaus JansonWritten by:Grant MorrisonBATMAN ‘66 #25U.S. Price: $2.99ON SALE 7/22Driven mad by the Clown Prince of Crime’s “Joker Wave,” The Joker’s former prison doctor enters the Caped Crusader’s Rogues Gallery as The Harlequin! Then, a team of Batman’s greatest enemies takes over an advertising agency to create a new public image for themselves. But the agency has a new temp working for them…none other than Barbara Gordon, young daughter of Gotham City’s police commissioner!Art by:Ty Templeton, Lukas KetnerCover by:Mike AllredWritten by:Gabe Soria, Jeff ParkerARKHAM MANORU.S. Price: $14.99ON SALE 7/22When catastrophe strikes Arkham Asylum, where will Gotham City house the world’s most dangerous criminals! And when inmates are found murdered, what is Batman prepared to do in search of justice? Find out in this complete collection of the 6-issue ARKHAM MANOR!Art by:Shawn CrystalCoversShawn CrystalWritten by:Gerry Duggan"
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